Egga

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 230

Egga, a trading town of Gando, in the Niger Company's territory, on the Niger, with a pop. of 10,000 to 15,000. Pottery, iron, gold, and wooden wares, thick cloth, generally dyed blue, and leather are manufactured, and an active river trade is carried on, especially in ivory.

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